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Technique: Gilt
19th Century French Louis XV Style Bureau Plat “à Têtes De Guerriers Antiques”
Located in Dallas, TX
Modeled after the original period Louis XV bureau plat by Charles Cressent (circa 1740), this amazing French desk would be the focal point for any home office or executive business s...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Gilt Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Joan Busquets Workshop Masterpiece Modernist Nouveau Desk Cabinet, ca. 1898
Located in South Burlington, VT
From Spain's Catalan Modernist Furniture Maker Joan Busquets Studio & Workshop
A Unique work of Cabinetry Art.
JOAN BUSQUETS I (Barcelona, 1874-1949). Modernist Cabinet and Desk, ca. 1898.
Modernist desk and cabinet finely crafted from walnut wood with golden polychrome and pyrography. Keyholes, handles and decorative appliques in golden brass. Signed on the front in the lower left corner of the right door.
Dimensions: 66 inches high and 46 inches wide and 24 inches deep; 165cm x 116cm x 60 cm
This remarkable and unique Catalan modernist cabinet designed by famed furniture designer and maker, Joan Busquets was crafted at Studio Busquets. Barcelona, Spai ca 1898 from walnut wood with fine polychrome gold and decorated with pyrography- the first time in European history that saw this craftsmanship combination of fine studio furniture with fine pyrographic artistic technique. The keyholes, handles and decorative fixtures are made of gilded brass. This Catalan Modernist cabinet was constructed into two (2) sections. The lower cut-out base support section is raised on four stylized legs, with a perpendicularly placed table top- all creatively imagined in a totally sinuous form providing dynamism and originality to this unique design. The upper desk cabinet section has a triple opening, two with hinged doors, one from top to bottom that opens as a desk and the other from left to right revealing two drawers, as well as a top slide out drawer. The interior features several drawers of different sizes all beautifully embellished on their fronts in a golden color pyrography. The entire body of this cabinet desk furniture is richly decorated with typically art nouveau modernist stylized vegetal motifs executed with the artist Busquet's personal pyrography technique, and finally framed with sinuous moldings in relief.
This is a superb furniture cabinet within the Catalan modernism genre, given that it was produced by one of the best studio workshops of that time, as well as for the perfection and meticulousness with which each of its details have been executed by artrist designer Busquet.
Busquets' workshop was known to have crafted most of the furniture for Antoni Gaudí Casa Calvet, with this being a prime example.
About Studio Busquet
In 1898 Busquets y Jané introduced for the first time a new technique of polychrome pyrography. This replaced classical marquetry hand craft traditionally applied to furniure of the 19th century. This new design technique was first applied to this cabinet and dates circa 1898. The artist, designer, and decorator Joan Busquets personally hand applied pyrography to his furniture designs and was actively involved in this pyrographic technique widely known of that period as the "Busquets style".
About La Casa Busquets:
Furniture designer and decorator, Joan Busquets is currently considered one of the most representative artists of Spain's Catalan modernism. He began his training in his family workshop, and then studied at the Escuela de La Llotja in Barcelona, where his teachers were Guitart and Lostaló. In the 1895-96 academic year he obtained a scholarship that allowed him to travel around Spain, which he obtained thanks to a project for a Renaissance-style bookcase-cabinet. He exhibited furniture projects for the first time at the Barcelona Exhibition...
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19th Century Spanish Arts and Crafts Antique Gilt Desks and Writing Tables
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Wood, Walnut
Antique French Louis XV Tulipwood Marquetry Ormolu Bureau Plat Writing Table
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique 19th century French Louis XV tulipwood and marquetry, ormolu mounted bureau plat, serpentine shaped writing table, circa 1880.
The table having an inset brown & red hu...
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1880s French Louis XV Antique Gilt Desks and Writing Tables
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Bronze, Ormolu
French Louis XV Style Mahogany, Satinwood & Gilt-Bronze Mounted Cartonnier Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine French Louis XV Style Mahogany, Rosewood and Satinwood Gilt-Bronze Mounted Figural Cartonnier Bureau-Plat (Desk). The shaped rectangular top inset with a recent tooled le...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Gilt Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique French Marquetry, Ormolu and Jasperware Bureau du Roi by Beurdeley
Located in London, GB
Antique French marquetry, ormolu and jasperware Bureau du Roi by Beurdeley
French, c. 1890
Height 151cm, width 190cm, depth 100cm
The Bureau du Roi, also known as the secrétaire à cylindre, is among the most celebrated masterpieces of 18th century furniture design—an unparalleled example of French craftsmanship and regal opulence. Originally commissioned by King Louis XV in 1760, the project was entrusted to ébéniste du roi Jean-François Oeben (1721–1763). However, Oeben passed away before its completion and his successor, Jean-Henri Riesener (1734-1806), finalised the desk in 1769.
During the 19th century, several master cabinetmakers sought to replicate this extraordinary creation, including the esteemed Emmanuel Alfred Beurdeley (1847–1919). The present example, produced circa 1890, was exhibited at the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair, where it garnered admiration for its exceptional artistry. Following the exhibition, it was acquired by financier George Jay Gould I (1864–1923) and later photographed in the Lakewood, New Jersey residence of his wife, actress Edith Kingdon Gould (1864–1921).
This magnificent desk is crowned with a decorative clock, draped in festoons and accompanied by two playful putti and a finely sculpted dog. Twin ormolu urns rest atop an openwork gallery, leading to additional flower-filled ormolu vases. Flanking the central roll-top panel are finely cast ormolu figures of Apollo and Calliope, each supporting a twin-light scrolling acanthus candelabrum.
With a turn of a key, the roll-top slides open to reveal an exquisite arrangement of three pull-out shelves and three drawers, each front panel adorned with delicate ormolu banding and intricate floral trellis parquetry. A gilt-tooled leather writing surface unfolds, featuring a pop-up central panel that lifts to reveal a folding folio stand alongside three additional storage compartments. Below, a central kneehole drawer, embellished with an ormolu bow, is flanked by twin-divided drawers, all decorated with finely detailed floral marquetry.
Every aspect of this Bureau du Roi is a testament to superior craftsmanship, featuring elaborate marquetry and parquetry designs. The upper section consists of three panels, with the tambour roll-top inlaid with intricate mythological motifs. Two side medallions bear Latin inscriptions drawn from Cesare Ripa’s Iconologia (1555–1622): NON. NISI. GRANDIA. CANTO. / IRRIDENS. CUSPIDE. FIGO. and BREVI. COMPLECTOR. SINGULA. CANO / PASTORUM. CARMINA. LUDO. These decorative elements, along with the marquetry on the roll-top and upper surfaces, celebrate the arts, literature, and architecture.
The bombé sides of the desk are richly decorated with marquetry panels depicting symbols of both naval and terrestrial warfare, framed by elegant ormolu laurel swags. These ornamental details complement a series of exquisite blue and white Wedgwood Jasperware medallions...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Gilt Desks and Writing Tables
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Ormolu
John Vesey V-60 Stainless Steel Bronze and Red Leather Desk, 1960s
By John Vesey
Located in Miami, FL
V-60 desk by John Vesey. A rare example of this very elusive desk. Solid stainless steel body with bronze doré mounts, hardware by P.E. Guerin and original go...
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1960s American Vintage Gilt Desks and Writing Tables
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Bronze, Stainless Steel
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marquetry Center Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine French 19th century Louis XV Style gilt-bronze mounted fruitwood floral marquetry center table or desk with drawer, by Ébéniste Louis Gradé, Gr...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Gilt Desks and Writing Tables
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Bronze, Ormolu
$24,980 Sale Price
41% Off
18th Century Louis XV Red Chinoiserie Bureau de Dame Desk By Pierre Migeon
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions- H: 38 1/4in W: 32 1/2in D: 18in
This extremely rare and Important 18th Century Louis XV Red Chinoiserie Bureau de Dame Desk By Pierre Migeon is absolutely breathe taking! If you look at the photos provided you will see the attention to detail within the intricately done hand painted Chinoiserie gold and scarlet lacquered decorations as well as the extremely fine and crisp bronze ormolu mounts. The piece is also signed underneath of the desk. Pierre Migeon (1696-1758) Was one of the most prominent furniture makers of the 18th century and was known for for his impeccable quality as well as his ability to work with a variety of other extremely well known cabinet makers of the 18th C. Throughout his career a few very important people took a liking to his works and commissioned pieces from him such as Madame de pompadour and the Master of the Revels! The piece is equipped with a drop front writing area and 6 drawers and a secret compartment on the inside of the desk as well as two lockable drawers on the outside front of the desk. This piece was at one point a part of the inventory of the Hartman Galleries...
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Gilt Desks and Writing Tables
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Bronze, Ormolu
Venetian Painted Italian Louis XV Style Writing Table
Located in Forney, TX
A most charming vintage, circa 1960, Italian Venetian writing table (desk - vanity - console) with beautifully aged heavily worn distressed pati...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Gilt Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Paint
Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Leather Top Desk by Baker Furniture
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 31 in W: 48 in D: 24 1/4 in
This Louis XV Style Bronze and Leather Top Desk by Baker is truly an incredible piece! Crafted of the highest quality this piece is bound...
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20th Century Unknown Louis XV Gilt Desks and Writing Tables
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Bronze
Desk and Dressing Table, with Mirror Style of Ulrich, circa 1936, Vanity Table
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Guglielmo Ulrich manner desk and dressing table;
Desk in walnut, elm and elm burl. Feet in golden brass
A wonderful and very useful desk repr...
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1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gilt Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
18th Century French Marquetry Louis XV Dressing Table or So-Called Coiffeuse
Located in Berlin, DE
18th century French Louis XV marquetry dressing table or so-called Coiffeuse
18th century Louis XV vanity dressing table or coiffeuse...
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Gilt Desks and Writing Tables
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Bronze
French Rococo Style Walnut & Gilt Bronze Bureau Plat
Located in Kastrup, DK
An elegant French rococo style bureau plat writing desk made in walnut with ormolu accents.
Features a top with a tooled leather writing-surface w...
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Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Gilt Desks and Writing Tables
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Bronze
Antique Victorian Burl Walnut Inlaid Marquetry Carved Davenport Desk 1860
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique burl walnut & inlaid marquetry Davenport desk, circa 1860.
The davenport is made from the finest figured burl walnut, to the top is a lift up lid with a fitted interio...
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1860s English Victorian Antique Gilt Desks and Writing Tables
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Leather, Maple, Satinwood, Walnut, Burl
18th Century Louis XV Marquetry Ladies' Desk Manner of J.C. Ellaume
Located in Berlin, DE
18th Century Louis XV Marquetry Ladies' Desk Manner of J.C. Ellaume
A mid-18th century ladies' desk or so-called "bureau de pente", its shaped fall-front opening to reveal a red lea...
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1750s French Louis XV Antique Gilt Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Lady's Secretary Desk, Millet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very fine French 19th century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Kingwood, Satinwood and Fruitwood Parquetry Kidney-Shaped secrétaire de dame (Lady's desk or writing table) with an enam...
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Gilt Desks and Writing Tables
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Ormolu
Royal Empire Desk/Bureau Plat, Gilt Bronze, 19th Century
Located in Berlin, DE
Royal Empire Desk/Bureau Plat, Gilt Bronze
Mahogany with gilded bronze fittings in the form of female figures, incense burners, acanthus decoration and garlands.
Rectangular plate w...
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Mid-19th Century European Antique Gilt Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Lady's Secretary Desk, Millet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very fine French 19th century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Kingwood, Satinwood and Fruitwood Parquetry Kidney-Shaped secrétaire de dame (Lady's Desk) with an enamel dial clock and...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Gilt Desks and Writing Tables
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Bronze, Ormolu
Antique French Empire Revival Cylinder Bureau 19th Century
Located in London, GB
An Empire Revival mahogany and parcel gilt cylinder bureau, Circa 1880 in date.
The panelled roll top enclosing a green inset leather writing surface and an arrangement of drawers a...
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1880s French Empire Revival Antique Gilt Desks and Writing Tables
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Mahogany
20th Century Imperial French Bureau Plat or Desk by Charles Boulle
Located in Berlin, DE
Imperial French bureau plat or desk by Charles Boulle
This model was built by the most important and history-writing court carpenter Louis IV, Charl...
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20th Century French Gilt Desks and Writing Tables
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Bronze
English Regency 1820s Table with Red Lacquered, Gold and Black Chinoiserie Decor
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Regency period writing table from the early 19th century, with red lacquered, black and gilt chinoiserie decor and cabriole leg...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Gilt Desks and Writing Tables
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Wood
19th Century Chinoiserie Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century chinoiserie table, probably Chinese export, circa late 19th century. This was probably originally intended as a sewing table, but it i...
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19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Gilt Desks and Writing Tables
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Metal
Louis XV Style Bureau Plate, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th century Louis XV style bureau plat, having an inset leather top, gilded ormolu mounts, three frieze drawers to one side, d...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Gilt Desks and Writing Tables
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Ormolu
19th Century Masonic Table with Leather Bible Compartment Flip Lid Compass Legs
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Rare and fabulous 19th century faux book with compass legs as legs. Mustard paint on the legs with Gilt on the pages of the leather bound book. Looks to be original tassle.. Possibly...
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1860s American Folk Art Antique Gilt Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Hardwood, Paint
$3,880 Sale Price
20% Off
Impressive Louis XV Desk/Reception Table, After F. Linke, Paris
Located in Berlin, DE
Impressive Louis XV desk/reception table, after F. Linke, Paris
Solid beech wood and veneered. Multiple curved and cambered body with fine inlay wo...
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20th Century French Gilt Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Early 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gentleman's Bureau Dressing Table Vanity Desk
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and exceptional large French speckled plum pudding mahogany rosewood marble ormolu flip-top mirrored gentleman's bureau dressing table / writing desk (poudreuse coiffeuse de t...
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Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Gilt Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
1800's Antique Fine French Henri II Style, Carved Oak Bookcase, Secretary!
Located in Austin, TX
Gorgeous 1800's Antique Fine French Henri II Style, Carved Oak Bookcase, Secretary!
Antique Secretary, Bookcase, Fine French Henri II Style, Carved Oak, 1800's, 19th Century!
This...
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19th Century French Other Antique Gilt Desks and Writing Tables
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Wood, Oak
Rare Louis XV Style Bureau Plat, After a Model by J. Dubois, France, Circa 1880
Located in PARIS, FR
A rare double-side Louis XV style flat desk, made of veneered wood, opening with three drawers decorated with a beautiful flower motif end-cut wood marquetry. With fine chased and gi...
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1880s French Louis XV Antique Gilt Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Fine French 19th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood and Ormolu-Mounted Ladies Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th century tulipwood, mahogany and ormolu-mounted Bureau de Dame Lady's secretary desk, in the manner of Maison Millet. The s...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Gilt Desks and Writing Tables
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Bronze, Ormolu
$33,210 Sale Price
30% Off
Large French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood Carved Center Hall Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and large French 19th century Louis XVI style giltwood carved center hall table with marble top. The rectangular shaped top with r...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Gilt Desks and Writing Tables
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Marble
$28,950 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique French Ormolu Mounted Roll Top Desk in the Style of Riesener
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in London, GB
Antique French ormolu mounted roll top desk in the style of Riesener
French, 19th Century
Height 120cm, width 146cm, depth 73cm
This magnificent 19th-century bureau à cylindre, als...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Gilt Desks and Writing Tables
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Marble, Ormolu
20th Century Louis Phillippe Writing Desk
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Beautiful and elegant Louis Philippe writing desk in a burl mahogany wood with leather and bronze mounted design details. The desk feature ...
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1950s French Louis Philippe Vintage Gilt Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ebonized Wood and Gilt Bronze-Mounted Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th century Louis XV style ebonized wood and gilt bronze-mounted figural bureau plat (desk) with three drawers and leather top. The shaped rectangular top enclosing a ...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Gilt Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
$19,850 Sale Price
42% Off
French Empire Mahogany Writing Desk
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Mahogany construction with rectangular leather writing surface with gilt brass medallion pulls. Back has gilt metal chariot and horse plaque. Top sits on ...
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Gilt Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique French Louis XVI Style Kidney Trestle Gilt Brass Gallery Writing Table
Located in Forney, TX
Add luxurious elegance and sophistication with this exquisite French Louis XVI style kingwood marquetry table a ecrire (writing table).
Dating to the late 19th / early 20th century,...
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Early 20th Century European Louis XVI Gilt Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Ormolu
Superb Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Center Table by Francois Linke
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Superb Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Center Table By François Linke
François Linke
The inset shaped marble top above a single drawer centered with a winged cherub head, t...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Gilt Desks and Writing Tables
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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
18th Century, French Louis XV Wood Flap Writing Desk
Located in IT
18th Century, Franch Louis XV Wood Flap Writing Desk
Measures: cm H 94 x W 83,5 x D 46; D with the open panel 82 cm, H of the desk top 69,5 cm
This elegant desk was made in France ...
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Gilt Desks and Writing Tables
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Bronze
Jules Leleu Attributed French Art Deco Dining Writing Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic French Art Deco dining table, writing table, or bureau plat attributed to Jules Leleu (French 1883-1961). The rectangular table features dramatic round column corners and a...
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20th Century French Art Deco Gilt Desks and Writing Tables
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Bronze
19th Century Cylinder Bureau by François Linke in the Louis XV Style
Located in London, GB
A Petit Bureau à Cylindre in the Transitional Manner
After the design by Jean-François Oeben
By François Linke
Index no. 1626
A rare small cylinder bureau, after the celebrated exa...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Gilt Desks and Writing Tables
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Ormolu
Rare Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat Attributed to Zwiener
Located in Long Island City, NY
An exceptional and rare late 19th century gilt bronze mounted Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Attributed to Zwiener
Attributed to Joseph Zwiener
The serpentine case with a rectangular top with gilt-tooled leather writing-surface within a molded border above a quarter-veneered frieze, three drawers to the front and three simulated drawers to the reverse each flanked by a large putto, the sides centered with a fine bronze Apollo mask, the cabriole legs mounted with sea shell bronze designs with foliate-cast sabots.
Born in Herdon, Germany, in 1849, Joseph Emmanuel Zwiener followed the tradition of some of the best ébnistes of the nineteenth century. He moved to Paris establishing a workshop at 12, rue de la Roquette, between 1880 and 1895. He produced a wide array of the very finest furniture, modelling in his own interpretations of the eighteenth century Louis XV Rococo style, veneered with the highest and finest quality marquetry and ‘Vernis Martin’ panels. Exhibiting at the Exposition Universelle, Paris, in 1889, Zwiener was awarded a gold medal for what the jury reported as ‘dè ses dèbuts à une Exposition Universelle, [il] s’est mi au premier rang par la richesse, la hardinesse, et le fini de ses meubles incrustés de bronze et fort habilment marquetés.’
Zwiener was closely associated with François Linke, and the two houses produced work which, at first glance, is remarkably similar and with occasionally identical mounts. The similarities are made more likely by the fact that the brilliant sculptor, Léon Messagé, worked initially for Zwiener and subsequently, upon Zwiener’s departure for Berlin to work on furniture commissioned by Freidrich Wilhelm II , he was employed in the workshop of François Linke. It appears that Zwiener, unlike Linke, did not sign all his work, although some stamped pieces with his name and/or his “Z” initial are documented. There is some uncertainty between the recorded stamp E. Zwiener and the work of a Julius Zwiener...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Gilt Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French 19th C.Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Bureau-Plat Desk Attr. Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine and Large French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Tulipwood Three-Drawer Bureau Plat - After a model by Joseph Baumhauer (died 1772) - Attributed to Paul Sormani (French-Italian 1817-1877). The serpentine shaped rectangular top enclosing a gilt tooled burgundy leather writing surface (worn) within a molded border above a long central drawer flanked by two drawers, with scrolled ormolu drawer-pulls, ormolu floral encadrements and acanthus corners co-raised on elegant cabriolet legs. (Unsigned - Unmarked). Circa: Paris, 1880.
Paul Sormani (1817-1877): Born in Venice, Paul Sormani set up in Paris in the middle of the 19th century. He specialized in creating furniture and works of art and was known for his high quality reproductions of Louis XV and XVI furniture...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Gilt Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Kingwood Bureau Plat Desk
By H. Conquet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and large French 19th century Louis XV style gilt bronze-mounted kingwood and walnut bureau plat by H. Conquet after a model by Charles Cressent. The shaped rectangular t...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Gilt Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Lovely Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze-Mounted German K.P.M. Porcelain Desk
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Lovely Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted German K.P.M. Porcelain Desk
Decorated allover with porcelain plaques painted with scenes of courting couples, the upper section with a central cupboard door mounted with a square plaque and nine surrounding drawers, the lower section with shaped top inset with three frieze drawers, each of the corners with a male figure emerging from a scrolled volute, above four tapering fluted and floral-painted porcelain legs with four putti...
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Late 19th Century German Belle Époque Antique Gilt Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Marquetry Table, Beurdeley Attributed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th century Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted Kingwood and Bois Citronnier Marquetry center table or writing table, attributed to Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley (Fr...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Gilt Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
$62,950 Sale Price
33% Off
French Empire Mahogany Gilt Bronze Gentleman's Desk
Located in New York, NY
Procured from an esteemed estate in Greenwich, Connecticut, this desk showcases the timeless craftsmanship of the French Empire period.
Crafted from rich mahogany, this desk features...
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Early 20th Century French Empire Gilt Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
George III Mahogany Architect’s Desk attr. Gillows of Lancaster circa 1790
Located in Shippensburg, PA
GEORGE III MAHOGANY ARCHITECT'S DESK IN MANNER OF GILLOWS OF LANCASTER
England, circa 1790 with alphabetized rent drawers interior unmarked
Item # 405KYH28Z
This remarkable architect's pedestal desk was almost certainly crafted by Gillows of Lancaster, London circa 1790. It features a rectangular top inlaid with maroon gilt-tooled leather bordered by a molded edge. Below this is situated a full-width frieze drawer which is decorated to appear as two false drawers over pedestals containing three graduated drawers on either side of an open kneehole. The desk stands on a molded plinth base fitted with casters.
The top drawer reveals a sliding gilt-tooled leather writing surface with a central panel that can be lifted on ratchet supports to hold and display documents. This surface slides back to uncover a lower compartment with an open storage area, flanked by three lidded compartments labeled alphabetically within oval reserves. The back of the desk is designed for a tidy appearance, making it suitable for placement in the center of a room, featuring two full-width faux drawers above faux cabinet doors in the pedestals.
While the present example is not marked by Gillows, it is almost without question a product of their workshops and is firmly attributed to their design books. The alphabet inlaid drawers were inspired by designs popularized by Thomas Shearer’s The Cabinet Maker’s London Book of Prices (1788-1803). These were employed in designs published by Gillows, such as the 'bureau writing-table' with a double-ratcheted top made for the Earl of Shrewsbury in 1789 and a writing-table from 1794 (see Gillow Furniture Designs 1760-1800, L. Boynton, ed., 1995, pl. 24 and 41). A similar design appears in the firm’s 1798 Estimate Sketch Book (p.1481), preserved in the Westminster City Library. The drawer design is further seen on pedestal desks stamped by Gillows, including the library table provided by the firm in 1778 to Denton Hall (see C. Gilbert, The Life and Works of Thomas Chippendale, London, 1978, vol.II, p.246, pl.449).
Gillows produced many variations of this desk style, including those with ratcheting tops for standing use, enclosed kneehole designs, various types of pulls, and subtle dimensional adjustments. Examples can be seen well into the George IV period and the influence of this form on later desks by Gillows can be seen as the tastes changed into the second half of the nineteenth century.
Sir Walter Scott acquired a similar desk from Gillows for his Edinburgh house in Castle Street in 1810, later moving it to his study at Abbotsford in 1826. In a letter to J.B. Morritt of Rokeby Hall, Yorkshire, dated May 1810, Scott wrote: ‘You know I fell in love with your Library table and now the The Lady [The Lady of the Lake] has put crowns into my purse I would willingly treat myself unto the like...’ On 9 August, Scott wrote again to Morritt: 'I must not omit to tell you that Gillows table has arrived and gives great satisfaction. Everyone that sees it likes it so much I dare say I shall have some commissions to send him. His bill did not much exceed yours being about £30 ready money’. The Gillow archives from 1810 record: ‘pack for W.Scott Esq., Castle Street, Edinburgh, case containing mahogany bureau writing table Double Elevating tops cupboard in center complete writing drawers’. (See C. Wainwright, The Romantic Interior, Fig 162 & 163).
A few open-market examples of nearly identical desks...
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18th Century English George III Antique Gilt Desks and Writing Tables
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Leather, Mahogany
Palatial Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Parquetry Bureau-François Linke
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Very Special and Palatial Early 20th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Mahogany and Bois Satine Parquetry Bureau a Cylindre By François Linke
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Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Gilt Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XIV Style Mahogany & Brass Inlay Secretary Boulle Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine and rare French 19th century Louis XIV style mahogany and brass inlaid drop-front freestanding secretary desk in the manner of André-Charles Boulle. The slender mahogany body ...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Gilt Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Fine French 19th Century Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Cartonnier, Antoine Krieger
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th century Louis XV style bureau plat (Desk - Writing Table - Ladies Desk) Cartonnier by Antoine Krieger, the quarter-veneer satiné with fruitwood stringing, the cartonnier set with a circular timepiece above seven gilt-tooled brown leather faceted drawers, the bureau plat with a gilt tooled brown leather writing surface above three frieze drawers, all lock-plates stamped MON KRIEGER...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Gilt Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
$32,950 Sale Price
61% Off
French Louis XV Style Marquetry & Gilt Bronze-Mounted Secretary Desk with Clock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th-20th century Louis XV style tulipwood and mahogany marquetry gilt bronze-mounted petit-bureau de dame (secretary). The bombe´ structure surmounted by a pair o...
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Gilt Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
$12,950 Sale Price
31% Off
Rare and Very Special Late 19th Century Bureau by François Linke
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Rare and Very Special Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Two Tier Kidney Shaped Bureau By François Linke
François Linke
The upper case with shaped top, surmount...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Gilt Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Center, Writing Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th century Louis XVI style ebonized gilt bronze-mounted tulipwood, kingwood and fruitwood floral marquetry single-drawer center table, desk or writing table. The ornately decorated marquetry top, centered with a floral bouquet, butterflies, scrolls and acanthus. The raised on four fluted ebonized legs surmounted with gilt-bronze spigots...
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Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Gilt Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
$14,850 Sale Price
24% Off
18th Century French Louis XV Transition Marquetry Gilt Bronze Desk Bureau Plat
Located in Berlin, DE
18th Century French Louis XV Transition Marquetry Gilt Bronze Desk Bureau Plat
An 18th century gilt-bronze mounted double-face desk or bureau plat with herring-bone marquetry. The k...
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Gilt Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
A fine 19th c French red lacquered Chinoiserie inspired writing desk
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine 19th century English Louis XV inspired red lacquered writing desk . Original leather top with Chinoiserie inspired designs and gilt bronze mounts. Original key
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Mid-19th Century English Louis XV Antique Gilt Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Regency Diminutive Writing Table
By John Mclean
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine English Regency period bonheur du jour attributed to John McLean & Son, the rectangular top having pierced gallery with turned and ring collared brass column supports with ...
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19th Century Regency Antique Gilt Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
A 19th Century Lady's Desk in Marquetry and Gilt Bronze, Louis XV Style.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A 19th century lady's desk in marquetry and gilt bronze, Louis XV style.
A 19th century Napoleon III period lady's desk with a clock and two ormolu candelabras in precious wood marq...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Gilt Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Empire Style Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat Writing Desk
Located in Forney, TX
A handsome antique French gilt bronze mounted mixed wood bureau plat writing desk with warm dark patina. circa 1880
France, late 19th century, high quality
hand crafted workmanship...
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Gilt Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass, Bronze, Ormolu
Important Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Attributed to G. Durand, France, Circa 1880
Located in PARIS, FR
Large veneered wood flat desk attributed to G. Durand, opening with three frieze drawers. Mounted with Rocaille style chiseled ormolu representing shells, foliage and flower garlands. Raised on four cabriole legs ornamented with chiseled ormolu.
This flat desk is inspired by the one executed by the cabinet-maker Joseph Baumhauer, which was offered by King Louis XV to Empress Elisabeth...
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1880s French Louis XV Antique Gilt Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Italian Neoclassical Bleached Walnut Desk
Located in Houston, TX
Italian neoclassical bleached walnut desk circa 1825-1845. 19th century walnut veneered desk with five drawers. Simple lines and squared legs in a...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Gilt Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Iron, Gold Leaf
Fine Italian 19th Century Floral Marquetry Gilt Bronze-Mounted Center Table Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine Italian 19th century mahogany, satinwood and tulipwood floral marquetry and gilt-bronze mounted center table or writing desk. The serpentine inlaid shaped top centered with a marquetry floral arrangement medallion, surrounded by sections of diamond-shaped acanthus parquetry designs flanked by further medallions of flower bouquets, all within a gilt-bronze rim, above a similarly decorated frieze fronted by four drawers, on scroll legs raised on lion paw feet on rolling casters, joined by an 'X'-shaped marquetry stretcher...
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19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Gilt Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
$34,950 Sale Price
53% Off
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